The Marilyn Kelly Public Interest Endowed Scholarship at the Wayne State University Law School should get a significant funding boost next month at a benefit celebrating Kelly’s career. The scholarship will assist students who are committed to pursuing public interest ...

After 16 years on the Michigan Supreme Court — two of which as chief justice — former Justice Marilyn Kelly is going back to school. It was announced Monday that Kelly has joined the faculty of Wayne State University Law ...

Jocelyn Benson has been named interim dean of the Wayne State University Law School, effective Monday, Dec. 17. Benson, an associate professor, has been a member of the law faculty since 2005 and is the associate director of the Damon ...

According to new American Bar Association information, only 55 percent of law school graduates in 2011 were able to obtain full-time, permanent employment in a law job within nine months of graduation. For years, the ABA didn’t require schools to ...

Here’s a roundup of upcoming legal events and people of note: • The Hon. Avern Cohn of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan will speak at Wayne State University Law School’s annual commencement ceremony. Cohn also ...